Can Oğuz has been appointed as Türkiye’s Ambassador to the State of Kuwait in August 2026. He has been a career officer in the Turkish diplomatic service since 2000.

Prior to his appointment as Ambassador, he served as Director General for Eastern Europe between June 2022 and September 2026. Previously he was the Head of Department for Iraq between December 2021 and June 2022.

He served as Türkiye's Consul General to Los Angeles between 2017 and 2021. Prior to his assignment in Los Angeles, he was Head of Department in the Deputy Directorate General for Iraq at the Turkish Foreign Ministry between 2015 and 2017.

He served at the Turkish Embassy in Washington D.C. as Political Counselor between 2010 and 2015. Before his tenure in Washington D.C., he worked as First Secretary in the Deputy Directorate for Iraq between 2008 and 2010.

Between 2005 and 2008 he served as Second Secretary at the Turkish Embassy in London. He was Third Secretary at the Turkish Embassy in Baghdad between June 2003 and September 2005. His posting in Baghdad followed his service in the Deputy Directorate General for International Organizations between 2000 and 2003.

He holds a B.Sc. degree in International Relations from Ankara University Faculty of Political Sciences. His high school degree is from Izmir Turkish College.

Can Oğuz was born in Izmir in 1978, is married, and has two children.